Worker's Compensation
UK: government proposes new offence of failure to prevent fraud
The UK government has introduced a new failure to prevent fraud offence into the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill...
UK: pay in lieu of statutory holiday on termination must be at normal rate
The EAT has ruled that employers must pay workers in lieu of statutory holiday on termination at the normal rate...
New post-Brexit DSAR guidance – still no bonfire (UK)
Back in March 2020 we reported here on some new guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office concerning DSARs. In particular,...
Back to Normal, Almost – NLRB General Counsel Issues Updated Guidance on Suggested Manual Election Protocols and Push for Manual Elections by the NLRB
On May 16, 2023, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo (the “GC”) issued revisions to her original July...
The Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Employers Concerning the PUMP Act
On December 29, 2022, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP”) was signed into law. PUMP further...
California Supreme Court Adopts Broader Definition of “Disclosure” Under State Whistleblower Law
In People ex rel. Garcia-Brower v. Kolla’s, Inc., the California Supreme Court resolved a split between the Courts of Appeal...
A tip for your trouble – new rules for employers on treatment of gratuities and service charges (UK)
Employers in the hospitality, leisure and service sectors should be aware that the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 has...
Home Depot Files Opening Brief in California Supreme Court Case Set to Determine Validity of Time Clock Rounding
As we wrote about previously here, in October 2022, the Sixth District of the California Court of Appeal in Camp...
Eleventh Circuit Says No ADA Failure to Accommodate Claim Without an Adverse Employment Action (US)
Squire Patton Boggs Summer Associate Tess Chaffee summarizes a recent opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the...
Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update: May 2023
This month’s update covers the following: we look at a recent Singapore case where the court dealt with an appeal...